Man beaten in downtown Athens

Posted: Monday, October 11, 2010

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A stranger sent a 21-year-old Powder Springs man to the hospital after beating him for unknown reasons near the corner of East Broad and North Thomas streets about 1:50 a.m. Sunday, according to an Athens-Clarke police report.

The victim and his friend had crossed the street when they saw a large group of people walking toward them on the sidewalk. A man from the group chased the men across the street and jumped on the victim's back, knocking him to the ground as he beat him, police said.

People nearby chased the attacker away, but the victim was left unconscious and with serious injuries, police said.

The two men took a taxi home before heading to Athens Regional Medical Center, police said.

The victim told police he thinks his attacker's name is "Chase," because the attacker's friends yelled during the beating, according to the report.